120 students appeared in an examination. how many have failed if 2/3 of them have passed

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asked Jul 28, 2022 41.7k views

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Somraj Chowdhury · Answer 1 · 2022-07-29T01:28:31+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

If
(2)/(3) passed the exam then:

(3)/(3) -(2)/(3) = (1)/(3) failed the exam

now to find the number which failed we multiply:

$(1)/(3) \cdot 120 = 40$ and 40 is our answer

Slimbo · Answer 2 · 2022-08-01T21:24:35+0000

Answer:

40 failed

Explanation:

2/3 of 120 is 80, so you subtract the 80 who passed from the 120 total to get 40 students who failed